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Carmody case shows grave police overreach, say lawyers
November 19, 2019 11:28 AM ET
Bryan Carmody, a breaking news stringer who frequently worked the police beat in San Francisco, woke on May 10 to the sound of a sledgehammer at the metal gate securing his front door. Law enforcement agents investigating the leak of internal police documents were attempting to discover his source,...
Brazilian electoral law criminalizes sharing allegations against politicians
November 14, 2019 4:02 PM ET
Rio de Janeiro, November 14, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a law enacted by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that criminalizes slander under the electoral code....
CPJ, RSF call on Haitian authorities to investigate attacks on journalists
November 14, 2019 12:30 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders urge Haitian authorities to take steps necessary to guarantee independent and comprehensive investigations into all cases of violence against journalists, and communicate the results to the public in a timely manner.
Bolivian news outlets attacked, threatened amid unrest as Morales resigns
November 11, 2019 12:12 PM ET
New York, November 11, 2019—Several news outlets in Bolivia were attacked or threatened and at least four had to temporarily cease broadcasting over the weekend, following weeks of uncertainty and protests over contested October 20 elections that led yesterday to President Evo Morales announcing his resignation....
Attackers burn boat journalist uses to report in Colombia’s remote regions
November 8, 2019 6:42 PM ET
Bogotá, November 8, 2019—Colombian authorities should immediately investigate an arson attack against a journalist in northern Colombia and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press
November 7, 2019 11:10 AM ET
He couldn’t have known it at the time, but when a Moroccan court sentenced editor Mohammed al-Herd on August 4, 2003, to three years in prison, he was emblematic of a new trend, one that would accelerate and continue to the present day....
Radio host Buenaventura Calderón shot dead in Honduras
November 6, 2019 3:22 PM ET
Amsterdam, November 6, 2019 -- Honduran authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Buenaventura Calderón, determine if the attack was related to his reporting, and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Arson attack damages indigenous newspaper office in Canada
November 6, 2019 11:28 AM ET
New York, November 6, 2019 -- Authorities in the Six Nations Territory in Canada should conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into an arson attack on the offices of the Turtle Island News newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
